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- "I so appreciate the support."
- ―Mon Mothma, to Perrin Fertha and Leida Mothma
The Mothma family was a political family from the Core Worlds planet Chandrila. Mon Mothma married young in accordance with Chandrilan tradition, becoming the wife of Perrin Fertha a year before she became a senator. They had a daughter, Leida Mothma, and resided at the Chandrilan Embassy on the galactic capital of Coruscant during the era of the Galactic Empire. The rebel operative Vel Sartha was a cousin of Mon Mothma.
History[]
The human female Mon Mothma[1] was a member of the[8] Mothma family[9] from the planet Chandrila[1] of the Core Worlds.[10] Mothma's father served as an arbiter-general in the Galactic Republic[1] and her mother Tanis served as governor of Hanna City.[3] When she was fifteen, Mothma turned her back on the family's political dynasty to become a historian, though by the following summer she had reversed her decision in part due to family pressures and eventually became a senator in the Galactic Senate.[1]
Mon Mothma had a husband, Perrin Fertha; a daughter, Leida Mothma; and a cousin, Vel Sartha.
Mon Mothma married Perrin Fertha a year before she became a senator at the age of sixteen. From then on they lived together at the Chandrilan Embassy on the galactic capital of Coruscant.[2] Mothma and Fertha had a daughter, Leida Mothma.[11] Vel Sartha, a member of Luthen Rael's rebel network, was a cousin of Mon Mothma and was referred to as "Aunt Vel" by Leida.[12]
During the era of the Galactic Empire,[13] Fertha had grown accustomed to the privileges of his station as a senator's consort and had little in common with his idealistic wife,[14] who used her position in the Imperial Senate to oppose the overreach of Imperial authority.[12] Mon Mothma also had a challenging relationship with her daughter, Leida,[15] who became resentful of the time that her mother spent on her political endeavors. As a result, Leida developed a preference for Chandrilan traditions, many of which Mon regarded as "outdated" by modern standards.[11]
The Chandrilan banker Davo Sculdun sought to introduce his son, Stekan Sculdun, to Leida Mothma. While he did not request a betrothal, Sculdun noted that under Chandrilan custom Leida was nearly old enough for marriage. His proposition was rejected by Mon Mothma, who disapproved of that tradition.[16] Nonetheless, Leida and Stekan later met at the Chandrilan Embassy in the company of their respective parents.[17]
Family tree[]
| Mon Mothma's father[1] ♂ | Tanis[3] ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon Mothma[1] ♀ | Perrin Fertha[13] ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leida Mothma[18] ♀ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind the scenes[]
Caroline Blakiston, who portrayed Mon Mothma in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, proposed to George Lucas through a letter to let her appear in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as Mon Mothma's grandmother, due to the film featuring Genevieve O'Reilly as a younger version of her character, but Blakiston never got a response from Lucas.[19]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Gambit on Geonosis"- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return to the Wheel"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Perilous Rescue"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
- 2023 Topps Star Wars (First identified as Mothma family)
- 2023 Topps Star Wars (Card: Leida) (backup link)
- 2023 Topps Star Wars (Card: Perrin Fertha) (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Andor — "Narkina 5"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
"Chancellors, Senators and States Persons of the Republic" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Mon Mothma in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- ↑ Aftermath
- ↑ Andor — "The Axe Forgets"
- ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- ↑ 2023 Topps Star Wars (Card: Leida) (backup link)
- ↑ Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Leida Mothma in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Andor — "Nobody's Listening!"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Andor — "Aldhani"
- ↑ Perrin Fertha in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ Andor — "One Way Out"
- ↑ Andor — "Rix Road"
- ↑ Who Is Mon Mothma? After Decades, Star Wars Reveals the Rebel Leader's Story by Breznican, Anthony on Vanity Fair (September 27, 2022): "She has a daughter. It was somewhat of an arranged marriage" (archived from the original on October 1, 2022)
- ↑ Star Wars Interviews — Caroline Blakiston interview on Blogspot (backup link)
